The mystery of the MeV gamma-ray emission from gamma-ray binary systems: 米田浩基 (理研)

ICRRセミナー

 整理番号R2-4
 日時 2020年10月23日(金) 15:30-17:00
 場所ZOOM開催
https://zoom.us/j/98809950695?pwd=YUtQVzU2VjNpcWNsRCtyV25kOFpXQT09
 講師 米田浩基 (理研)
 題名“The mystery of the MeV gamma-ray emission from gamma-ray binary systems”
 概要などFrom the middle of the 2000s, a new class of compact binary systems is established, so-called gamma-ray binary systems. They show non-thermal emission peaking above 1 MeV in their SEDs, which is completely different from X-ray binaries. This feature indicates that particle acceleration takes place in these binaries, however, the physical mechanism of their activities is still unclear. In this talk, I will report our recent results of X-ray/gamma-ray observations of the brightest gamma-ray binary system LS 5039: 1) LS 5039 has at least four spectral components from X-ray to TeV. The dominant MeV gamma-ray component indicates a more efficient acceleration than Fermi acceleration. 2) A sign of pulsation was found in the hard X-ray emission with ∼3σ. If it is real, the period and its derivative suggest that the compact object is a magnetar. Based on these results, I also will explain a new acceleration scenario for this object: LS 5039 contains a magnetar, and particles are accelerated via magnetic reconnection close to the magnetar.
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